My Mother-in-Law Brought 38 Friends to My Restaurant and Ordered $23,289 of Food—She Stopped Smiling When I Put the Folder Beside Her Bill

Thirty-eight friendships began recalculating simultaneously.

PART 16 — BEATRICE’S FRIENDS

One woman said:

“You told us Lucas owned this place.”

Another:

“You told us he was paying for lunch.”

A third:

“You said Camilla worked for the family.”

Beatrice snapped:

“I was repeating what my son told me.”